Sun is back

A mockingbird stopped by. The hummingbird is still here. Finches, cardinals, the usual suspects are at the feeder. The hibiscus has three blooms. The gardenia is also having a second, though much sparser, blooming. A mallow with little yellow flowers and very distinctive seedpods showed up after some yard work years ago. As far as I can identify it, it seems to come from India, Abutilon Indicum.

I've noticed a red dragonfly and today I got it to pose. I believe it is a red saddlebags, Tramea onusta. It perched above the edge of the creek while a twelve spotted dragonfly patrolled lower down. Epitheca princeps I think. And there are more of the little amberwing dragonflies perched just above the water.

More patchy overcast this afternoon. There's a nice breeze but very damp. At one point the wind was really challenging the hummingbird but it held position. And the battle for possession of the feeder continues - the two hummingbirds were facing off at one point, then the chase resumed.